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Definition: Reddish Brown |
Reddish BrownNoun1. A shade of brown with a tinge of red. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Reddish BrownSynonyms: burnt sienna (n), sepia (n). (additional references) |
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The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots, and can appear on both the palms of the hands as well as on the plantar surface (bottom) of the feet. Credit: CDC. | This patient had an extensive papulosquamous rash that developed during secondary syphilis. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots that can appear on palms of hands, soles of feet, the chest and back, or other parts of the body. Credit: CDC. | ||
A patient with a papular rash on the left arm that developed during secondary syphilis. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots that can appear on palms of hands, soles of feet, the chest and back, or other parts of the body. Credit: CDC. | These papulosquamous lesions on the back and shoulder developed during secondary syphilis. The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots that can appear on palms of hands, soles of feet, the chest and back, or other parts of the body. Credit: CDC. | ||
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Health | Topside, its fur ranges from pale brown to reddish brown, while its underside and feet are white. (references) | |
You may see it in a variety of colors, from gray to reddish brown, depending on its age. The underbelly is always white and the tail has sharply defined white sides. (references) | ||
The rash often appears as rough, red or reddish brown spots both on the palms of the hands and on the bottoms of the feet. The rash also may also appear on other parts of the body with different characteristics, some of which resemble other diseases. (references) | ||
Economic History | Benin | Grass dries up, the vegetation turns reddish brown, and a veil of fine dust hangs over the country, causing the skies to be overcast. (references) |
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Expressions using "reddish brown": reddish brown lateritic soil ♦ Reddish Brown soil ♦ Reddish Brown steppe soil. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "reddish brown"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | aakandebladlus (plum aphid, reddish brown plum aphid, waterlily aphid). (various references) | |
Dutch | waterlelieluis (plum aphid, reddish brown plum aphid, waterlily aphid). (various references) | |
Finnish | lummekirva (plum aphid, reddish brown plum aphid, waterlily aphid). (various references) | |
French | sol rouge latéritique (reddish brown lateritic soil), sol rouge ferralitique (reddish brown lateritic soil), sol brun-rouge (Reddish Brown soil, Reddish Brown steppe soil), puceron du nénuphar (reddish brown plum aphid). (various references) | |
German | Sumpfpflanzenlaus (plum aphid, reddish brown plum aphid, waterlily aphid), Seerosenblattlaus (plum aphid, reddish brown plum aphid, waterlily aphid). (various references) | |
Greek | αφίδα της νυμφαίας (plum aphid, reddish brown plum aphid, waterlily aphid). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 鳶色 , 赤褐色 (rufous). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せっかっしょく (rufous), とびいろ. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eddishray ownbray.(various references) | |
Scottish | ruadh-dhonn (a. reddish brown). (various references) | |
Swedish | näckrosbladlus (plum aphid, reddish brown plum aphid, waterlily aphid). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Middle French | 1400-1600 | roan. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-d-d-e-h-i-n-o-r-r-s-w" | |
-3 letters: dihedrons, shorebird. | |
-4 letters: broiders, brownier, brownies, brownish, dihedron, disendow, disorder, disowned, disrobed, disrober, downside, drowners, drowsier, hordeins, indorsed, indorser, redbirds, shoddier, snowbird, wishbone. | |
-5 letters: behinds, bidders, binders, birders, bonders, borders, borides, brinded, briners, broider, browned, browner, brownie, browsed, browser, dehorns, dineros, disrobe, dowdier, dowdies, downers, downier, dowries, droners, dronish, drownds, drowned, drowner, drowsed. | |
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